Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.

Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. The site is also available in several languages.

Please use the dropdown buttons to set your preferred options, or use the checkbox to accept the defaults.

Click cover art to view larger version
Track(s) taken from SIGCD276

Five Hebrew Love Songs

composer
Eric Whitacre (b1970)
2001
author of text
Hila Plitmann (b1973)

Hila Plitmann (soprano), Thomas Bowes (violin), Christopher Glynn (piano)
Recording details: November 2010
Wyastone Leys Concert Hall, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom
Produced by Nicholas Parker
Engineered by Mike Hatch
Release date: December 2011
Total duration: 9 minutes 32 seconds
 

Reviews

'Whitacre achieves a disarming memorability with the simplest of means, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if his cycle, scored for soprano, violin and piano, gains considerable popularity. Israeli Aharon Harlap's 'Tehillim' has a rhapsodic grandeur that is strongly reminiscent of Bloch while fellow Israeli composer Sharon Farber's 'Bridges of Love', conceived on a more extended scale, is not quite so distinctive even though it's performed here with great emotion' (BBC Music Magazine)» More
PERFORMANCE
RECORDING
The Five Hebrew Love Songs are very meaningful and personal. These five songs were written about innocent, beautiful, and simple love. This was my first time writing poetry for a musical composition, and I had no idea what Eric wanted or what I would write; but with a recital pending in Germany (with our friend and superb violinist Friedemann Eichhorn) I ended up spurting them out in an hour and a half. They are mini poems, a bit like haikus, with inner rhyming, and are reminiscent of our relationship and romance. These have been a work of inspiration for me throughout the years, and I have recently continued writing poetry for my own songs that I hope to release one day.

from notes by Hila Plitmann © 2011

[Return to top of page]

Waiting for content to load...
Waiting for content to load...